Jet Airways Links Financial Capitals of Asia, Mumbai and Hong Kong with Daily Flight on April 14, 2008

Released on: April 8, 2008, 11:02 pm

Press Release Author: Parinaz Driver

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: April 03, 2008: Jet Airways will connect two globally
prominent financial and commercial hubs with the commencement of its daily,direct
services between Mumbai and Hong Kong, effective April 14, 2008.

Press Release Body: With the introduction of this flight aimed at the business and
banking community, as well as leisure travelers who travel between the two cities in
large numbers, Jet Airways will now fly to 60 destinations.

Jet Airways' flight 9W 42 (Mumbai-Hong Kong) will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati
Shivaji International Airport at 0100 hrs and arrive at Hong Kong International
Airport at 0915 hrs. The return flight, 9W 41 (Hong-Kong-Mumbai) will depart Hong
Kong International Airport at 1905 hrs and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport in Mumbai at 2310 hrs.

Jet Airways' flight timings on this route have been carefully planned to offer
optimum convenience to the business traveler with an early morning arrival into Hong
Kong and return to Mumbai/India by end of day.

Announcing the launch of this new flight, Naresh Goyal, Chairman, Jet Airways said,
"Hong Kong, as the gateway to South China, is a very important destination for Jet
Airways given the large volume of business and leisure travel between the two
financial capitals. Moreover, we believe that there is great potential in the
India-Hong Kong sector for an airline such as ours that combines superb service with
world-class reliability and efficiency."

Jet Airways will deploy its brand-new Airbus 330-200 aircraft with a two-class
configuration, Premire and Economy, on the Mumbai-Hong Kong-Mumbai sectors.

Premire passengers will enjoy the comforts of Jet Airways' unique herringbone seat
configuration, which makes every seat an aisle seat. Besides converting to 180
degree flat beds with lumbar support and massage systems, Premire seats also offer
the busy business traveler oversized tables, laptop power, telephony, SMS, Email and
live text news.

Economy passengers will enjoy seats more spacious than the norm and ergonomically
designed to reduce stress and strain for perhaps the most comfortable ride in its
class.

For the leisure traveler, Jet Airways' offers exotic holiday packages from 'Jet
Escapes' with attractive options to suit every budget for discovering Hong Kong,
Disney, Macau etc. For further information on these exclusive holiday packages,
please visit: www.jetairways.com.

Jet Airways
Public Relations
New Delhi & Mumbai,India
April 2008

Jet Airways (I) Ltd

Ragini Chopra
Vice President - Corporate Communications & PR
New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-4164 5080
Fax: +91-11-4609 5084
raginic@jetairways.com

A.K. Sivanandan
Sr. General Manager - PR
New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-2652 3357
Fax: +91-11-2652 3348
asivanandan@jetairways.com

Srirupa Sen
Manager - PR
Mumbai, India
Tel: +91-22-2852 3648
Fax: +91-22-2920 4437
ssen@jetairways.com

Web Site: http://www.jetairways.com

Contact Details: Jet Airways (India) Ltd. S.M. Centre,
Andheri-Kurla Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai - 400059
India
Phone: +91 22 4019 1000
Fax: +91 22 2920 1313
http://www.jetairways.com

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